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There is always a massive amount of pressure for those that control the books for the athletic department that the athletic department not be wasteful in spending. They are always doing backflips for the academic side of the university.
Please provide a list of concrete actions the athletic department has taken to reduce wasteful spending, and explain how that directly benefits academics, and how much. Or even a few examples that you've had described to you. If you would please.
Metaphors about backflips don't really provide realistic/concrete information that enlightens meaningfully. No offense intended.
I do recall seeing on a UT Austin website that UT Athletics is one of the few self-sustaining athletic programs in America. That sounds remarkably successful at controlling spending compared to the peer group of athletic programs at American institutions of higher learning. I don't know if that tends to support or refute your comment about massive pressure, given the revenue stream Texas athletics generates.
No school's athletic department brought in more revenue during the 2017-2018 school year than the University of Texas. The Longhorns sit atop the newly released NCAA financial database, launched by USA Today on Monday. They brought in $219,402,579 in total revenue during the most recent fiscal year.